self-report techniques

• self report technique

  any method in which a person is asked to state or explain their own feelings related to a given topic
• questionnaire

  a set of written questions used to assess a person's thoughts or experiences
• interview

  live encounter where one person asks a set of questions to assess a persons thoughts and experiences
• three types of interviews:

  1. structured- pre-determined set of questions asked in a fixed order
  2. unstructured- no set questions, 'free-flowing' conversation
  3. semi-structured- a list of questions that have been worked out in advance but interviewers are also free to ask follow up questions
• strengths of questionnaires:

  1. cost effective-gathers large amounts of data quickly
  2. can be completed without the researcher present- reduces effort involved
  3. data produced is fairly straight forward to analyse